Stories tagged 'Nina Salama'

Scientific interest in this diverse world of bacteria has flipped from fear to fascination

Jan. 22, 2016
| By Sabin Russell / Fred Hutch News Service

Stool samples in the Lampe Lab at Fred Hutch yield clues to the human gut microbiome, which is a diverse world of trillions of bacteria whose complex interactions keep us all alive, occasionally threaten our health and may hold secrets to preventing cancer or improving the lives of patients going through treatment for it.

New Center program with science-focused high school provides hands-on training throughout the school year

June 13, 2011
| By Christi Ball Loso

The Technology Access Foundation Academy’s multiyear program with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center combines in-depth training and on-site lab experience in a space specially appointed by Torok-Storb to provide students with a rich learning environment.

For the first time, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center researchers have found that, at least when it comes to H. pylori’s ability to colonize the stomach, shape indeed matters. Dr. Nina Salama, a microbiologist in the Human Biology Division, and colleagues reported their findings May 28 in Cell.